Bottle-washer brush.



C. K. VOLCKENING.

BOTTLE WASHER BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILEDYMAYL ms.

1 1 60, 55 1 Patented Nov. 16; 1915.

$13 114 mm aw a I COLUMBIA PLANDCIRAPH COUQVASHINGTONI D, c.

L ad tha'e qr r en-a l a WQE ilZQ arm .GEABLES K, YQLQKENING, .or r iw YORK/N. Y.

aQI a-We fm BBUSH- To all whom it may concern: a

Be it kno wntthat I,- GHA LES K. VQI :CK- W N a citizen o the U it d States, residing in the l itv of ew Pl 9 Ql h; Broo yn, i th WWW re Kin and at of N Ker (have inven ed n w and he ful Impr ve en s i Bott -fish r Brush s, of which ,the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle washerbrushes of a kindsuitable for use in eonnecti n ith streamed Wat .a d Q Qh ly e y pow r for th p rpos 9i shaning bottles internally.

My in en on ca he m de in v i forms, but for thesakeof coneiseness I will describe only tWo such forms; ;it ,,being understood, however, that I do .not wish to be limited by so do n sth qeeee my ievention is commensurate with my claims.

Reference i m de to the jaecemmnfii n aw n forming irart th si re i qatwn, a d in wh ch l ke l tters i di et ike treat in all of the views. V

ure 1 i a ner p et re ,Of 936 ife o my brush. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. lg lo oking .the direction of t e ar ow flie -,3 'per pe tiree th ferrule for supporting-the brush, Eige is a perspeetiveof another form of rny wbru sh.

zie- 5 v sec io oh th l 5-? l e a see o g in the ir ctio iin is ated by th rowsinelseetien t ne ofFig, 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. i 'a h b dy me e 1 i srlteri ed w th a frusto-conical portion 6 ,Withapairof ns 1 hes finsie ten ea n epos e re nsntra tems extends irqm h body member 6, and a pair ,of operating a ied hv-th ent a te tdirer slightly ,from each other, and Wlthvth Stein 8 ,oon-titute amember of Y-dforin.v Awpair of ribs 10 extend along oppositesides qfi'the stem 8 and continue .alongl the" operating arms 9. Ihe ribs 10 ,thus str engthen the stem .8 and arms The brush is provided with a W ater hole 11, extending axially through thebody member 6Qandcentral stem 8 terminating in a slot 11?; which serves as a discl' arge 'orifieev llheffree ends of the operating arms 9are provided with relai y hamtb mert ons zh :h t re; f i le apted ,to bendTabi ptly i s d'ihmhi ien 'l b lit r.

' ,s e ee ee of etter P at e ee Ne 156 1911 Applic tion fi ed M y 7, 815- e lm-gfiefia The M11 9 a a hp i ediu th a ib 12 and with a groove l2f theseparts being so mated that when the arms 9 are brought tegeth th rib 2 o a h ar -fi to th groove 1290f the other arm. Thus when the EII'JDS are pressed together in order to facilitate the entrance of the brush intothe b t th t e ne k reo h par are closed together-and the ribs 12 arenot exposed. Y et henthe brush is in the bot fil an th a s 9 re pre e g ns th be -hem h e th s' v as epe atih members for seruhbing the bottom of the bottle. I

aten i e fr h h dv embe an d at reine om th l r h f om ach other are a pair of lea f stems 14, each having the proximate general form of semieone; Each leaf stern l4: carries a number of leaves 15. 16. 17,;1'8. of different lengths; in tegr a l it and spaced slightly apart so that they can he A ent separately andsome- Whatindependently ofeachother. The leaf 151138;], rounded corner 15" forengaL'in9; v\qu ryeglportions of the inner s urf aee ofthe bottle. The leaf 18 hasa general triangular form, andtheleaves 1'5 16; 17 are tdifier- [t at 'leneths- The e *1 r e e i a sharp point 19; which eoineides with one earner of the triangular leaf '18. Each leaf stemlghas a groove 20 "of substantially semiconieal form, so disposed as to receive the adiacent rib 10 when the arms 14: v are pressed aqainst thest e n 9. thus partially inclqsing the cehtral stem '8. The leaves 15, 16 17, 1' 8 arepmvidedwithribs 15 16 17%, i8; each ,leafcarrying'alpair of these ribs, disposed apqn' its opposite-faces and beveled, as "shown at 15*, in Fig. 2; "The purpose of auxiliaryscrubbing sui faces, so that when the leaves 515,?16, 17 and l8 a re bent orflexed, by engagement ,of their outer ends against the inner surface of the bottle the ribs are also ,foreed into engagement with said inner surface. Eachleaf therefore presents; to lthetinner surfaee of the bottle; a l l lfality of scrubhing'surfaees clifi'erzing .in character.

For mounting .the hrushl use the ferrule shownlin fig; A bbdy'me rnberflflis f ip 'rovided i th an eiiteiiding portion 28 of reduced diainete'r, this" fportiQi being; piei d with 31113912 3qq fi gati i f i hl e d 2145' andfirithl a i'h ath gendii o qt 125' A ariallrth leiieh gthe' eteil 3 which used, I designate as water holes.

In order to fit the brush upon the ferrule, the reduced portion 23 is forced into the hole 6 of the brush, the body portion 6 stretching slightly,so that a water-tight fit'is made.

In the form of brush shown in Fig. 4 the.

body member appears at 28, and is provided with a frusto-conical portion 29Vand with a pairof oppositely disposed ribs 30. Integral with the body member 28 and diverging therefrom are a pair of leaf stems 31, each having a fiat face 32 and also having in cross section a substantially semi-cylindrical form, as indicated in Fig. 5. The outer or rounded surface of each leaf stem 32 is provided with a series of leaves 33, 35, 36, 37, the leaf 33 having a rounded corner 34 and'being of a form similar to that of the leaves 1.5 above described, the leaves 35, 36, 37 being of similar form to the leaves 16,17, 18. The flat faces 32, or inner surfacesof the leaf stems 31, are each provided with a number of leaves 38, 40, 41, 42 and 43, spaced slightly apart and adapted to bend or yield separately if necessary. The leaves 38 are provided with edges 39 which abut closely together. The several leave'si38, 40, 41, 42 and 43 varyin length as measured laterally from the leaf stem 31. Each, leaf stem ends in a sharp point 44, and to this point converge the outer edges of the adjacent groups of leaves. That is to say, the outer or free ends of the leaves 33, 35, 36 and 37 are in line with the point 44, and this is also true of the oppositely-disposed or free endsof the leaves 38,40, 41, 42 and 43. The leaves 33, 35,. 36, 37 carry ribs 46, 47, 48, 49 similarto the ribs 15*, 16 17 18 above described. The leaves 38, 40, 41,42 and 43 carryribs 50, 51 52 and 53 and 54. The 'cross section of the ribs 46 and 51. is shown in Fig. 5 and from this illustration the formof the other ribs, similar in kind may he understood and their, action comprehended. f Either formof brush may be used for bottles of different kinds but the form shown in Figsal and 2 is specially adapted for bottles with flat bottoms while the form appearing in Fig. 4is, suitable for bottles with bottoms projecting inwardly-for' instance champagne bottles.

The operation of my devicemaybe readily understood from the foregoing description.

o The brush being mounted upon the ferrule as above described and the ferrulebemg mounted in the usual manner upon a tubular is used for washing the internal surfaces '0 bottles. V I V outer ends engage the cyllndrical portions The leaves 15, 16, v17, 18 at'thei 7 carried by the leaves also engage the internal surface of the bottle. The operating arms 9 are pressed against the bottom ofthe bottle, and because of their resilience and flexibility they bend or yield in such manner as to fit neatly against said bottom,'even if the same be fiat. The ribs 12, by their scrubbing action, increase the efficiency of thearms9.

The leaves 40., 41, 42 and 43 shown in Fig. 4, also engage the bottom of the bottle, and yielding or bending independently of each other they conform to some extent to the adjacent surface of the bottom, which as above indicated maybe raised or extend inwardly some] distance. At the same time the ribs 50. 51, 52, 53'and 5 4 are pressed against the bottom and thus they assist'in cleaning the ing of different lengths for the purpose of engaging predetermined inner surfaces of the bottle to be cleaned, and'means carried by said stem and independent of said leaves for engaging other inner surfaces of said bottle. i h if 2. A bottle washer brush comprisinga body-member ofresilient material, a stem made of resilient material and integral with said body member, said stem having the general proximate form of a semi cone, a plurality of leaves carried by said stem and having different lengths, one of said leaves having a rounded operating surface, all of said leaves having outer edges disposed in alinement with each other and with the apex of said semi-cone.

3. In a bottle Washer brush the combination of a body member made of resilientfmaterial and provided with a water hole disposed axially thereof said body member being further provided with a pairof leaf stems integral with it and diverging from each other, each leaf stem having a plurality of leaves integral therewith and made of re-,

sillent material. said leaves be ng of different lengths and normally extending to a line disposed parallel to said water hole.

4. In a bottle washer brush the combination of a body member of resilient material liprovided with a centrally-disposed water [.hole, a pair of leaf stems of resilient mateshaft through which water flows,the brush!" ial integral with said body member and coated upon opposite sides ofsaid water plurality of ribs carried by said body memiole, leaves carried bvsaid leaf stem, and aher and disposed adjacent said stems in order to brace the same.

5. A bottle washer brush comprising a body member of resilient material, a centrally-disposed stem extending from said body member and integral therewith, said body member and stem having a Water hole extending therethrough, operating members carried by said stem for the purpose of engaging a predetermined inner surface of a bottle, and other operating members carried by said body member for engaging another predetermined inner surface of said bottle.

6. A bottle washer brush comprising a body member, a pair of leaf stems integral therewith and extending therefrom, each leaf stem having the general proximate form of a solid-semi-cone, a plurality of leaves carried by said stem and disposed upon the convex surface thereof, and a plurality of other leaves carried by said stem and disposed upon the flat side thereof.

7. A bottle washer brush comprising a body member, a pair of leaf stems integral therewith and extending therefrom, each leaf stem having a plurality of leaves disconnected from each other and free to bend independently of each other, said leaves being arranged in groups, the leaves of one group being located upon the opposite side of the stem from the leaves of the other group.

8. A bottle washer brush comprising a body member, a pair of leaf stems carried thereby and diverging from each other, each leaf stem having the general proximate form of a hollow semi-cone, leaves carried by each leaf stem, a central stem carried by said body member and located intermediate said leaf stems, said central stem having ribs around which said leaf stems can fit when pressed thereagainst, and operating members carried by said central stem for engaging a predetermined part of the inner surface of a bottle.

9. A bottle washer brush comprising a body member, a stem extending therefrom, and a plurality of arms of resilient material carried by said stem, each arm having a groove and a rib, said arms being so disposed that the stem of one arm can enter the groove of another when said arms are pressed together.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

CHARLES K. VOLCKENING.

l/Vitnesses l/VALToN HARRISON, MATTHEW MONAHANY.

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